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What do you immediately think of when I say “healthier muffin?” Is it something like a bran/fiber muffin, tasting much like cardboard, with a dense and dry texture? Yeah. Me too. So I’m here today to scratch that from your brain and give you a whole new outlook on a “healthier muffin” that has tons…

It’s APRIL! The best month! Not just because it happens to be my married last name, but because we’re finally past those first awful months of the year, spring has sprung, FAF celebrates a birthday (only 9 days away– stay tuned for a special post and giveaway that day!), and summer is so close, we…

Yikes, September. You just flew on by, didn’t you? I feel like that always happens, at least in our house, because with a birthday at the end of the month and a deep, undying love for everything pumpkin, it’s hard not to welcome the days after Labor Day with open arms. Not only that, but…

Here we are, the last week before Christmas, and I still have 3 fun cooke recipes to share with you before we put the finishing touches on our baking lists, gather all of the cookies we’ve made, and create beautiful Christmas cookie trays to take with us to our various holiday celebrations. Today’s cookie caters…

Welcome to recipe #7 in my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies celebration! We are officially over the hump and on our way down to the last few recipes. That means Christmas is creeping closer and closer, and cookies are getting tastier and tastier. Today’s recipe is one I think you’re going to love, and if…

If you’re a regular reader around here, you might recall that in 2015, I failed miserably at a Bananas Foster bread pudding recipe. It was going so perfectly, but I just had too much moisture going on and it was a big huge soppy mess. The top layer was so good, but under that? Awful….

If you have never laid your tastebuds on Texas sheet cake, ohhh my friend, you have not lived. I am not exaggerating this is in the least. In fact, only about 2 years ago did I experience the love that is Texas sheet cake, but I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to recreate it…

Welcome to day #7 of my cookie party! How are you doing? Have you made any yet? Do you think I’m just really crazy? It’s ok, you can. I’m a little over halfway done with my cookie recipes. There’s no turning back from crazy cookie town now! I’m kicking off the third week of my…